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When a mob of teenagers swept across a parking lot in Poplar Plaza a year ago and set off a difficult civic discussion about crime and race, one of those conversations was in an old fire station in Orange Mound.

In his years as a political force in Memphis, Harold Ford Sr. was known for his attention to detail.

The former Congressman would brush past campaign workers and climb a ladder to level a campaign banner or change the layout of “the Ford ballot,” sought by everyone from presidential candidates to court clerks.

As the price per square foot for Nashville properties continues its climb, buyers are paying more for less.

Some find the price points for the small condominiums to be outrageous, yet many, especially millennials, are flocking to the spaces, and developers are making it easier for them to customize in ways that complement their lifestyles.

Dr. Neil Bomar has joined Support Solutions as its first staff psychiatrist, a role in which he will help individuals with intellectual disabilities and those with a history of long-term mental illness who are currently supported by the organization. Bomar’s addition makes Support Solutions one of the only industry providers in the Mid-South to provide this level of support.

Lana L. Brown has joined Michael Hatcher & Associates Inc. as controller. In her new role, Brown is responsible for the accounting operations of the company, which includes financial reporting, cash management, risk management and maintaining a good system of accounting policies.

Aryen Moore-Alston, executive chef and owner of Sweet Potato Baby, recently received two honors for the boutique catering and baked-goods company she opened in Memphis last year.

Sweet Potato Baby was named a winner of the American Small Business Championship by SCORE, a national organization that mentors entrepreneurs and small-business owners. It was also named to the Greater Memphis Chamber’s “10 to Watch” in 2015 list, which recognized companies and organizations that stood out in 2014 for their leadership in the community.

WASHINGTON (AP) – It's the new career trade-off: Around the country, areas with the strongest job markets increasingly have some of the costliest homes. And areas with the most affordable homes lack a solid base of middle class jobs that attract workers.

Bass Pro Shops will soon begin work on a 101-room hotel at The Pyramid.

Mississippi-based W.G. Yates & Sons Construction, the contractor working to transform The Pyramid into a Bass Pro Shops destination center, was recently issued a $26.3 million permit for the project's Big Cedar Lodge hotel, including rooms, meeting space and a banquet kitchen.

Bass Pro Shops will soon begin work on a 101-room hotel at The Pyramid.

Mississippi-based W.G. Yates & Sons Construction, the contractor working to transform The Pyramid into a Bass Pro Shops destination center, was recently issued a $26.3 million permit for the project's Big Cedar Lodge hotel, including rooms, meeting space and a banquet kitchen.

Bass Pro Shops will soon begin work on a 101-room hotel at The Pyramid.

Mississippi-based W.G. Yates & Sons Construction, the contractor working to transform The Pyramid into a Bass Pro Shops destination center, was recently issued a $26.3 million permit for the project's Big Cedar Lodge hotel, including rooms, meeting space and a banquet kitchen.

Hard Rock Café International has filed a $2.5 million building permit application with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement for its coming renovation of the Lansky building at 126 Beale St.

Hard Rock Café International has filed a $2.5 million building permit application with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement for its coming renovation of the Lansky building at 126 Beale St.

Permit Date: Applied February 2014Owner: Wes MisenhelterTenant: Wes MisenhelterContractor: n/aDetails: Developer Wes Misenhelter has filed a $2 million building permit application for the indoor sports facility he is building on 237 Woodland Lake Drive in Cordova.

Paperless office. It’s a phrase to strike fear in the heart of any office supply provider. “I used to sell ‘While You Were Out’ pads in the two-part books every day,” said Chris Miller, president of Yuletide Office Solutions. “I might sell a dozen ‘While You Were Out’ pads once every three months now.”

Paperless office. It’s a phrase to strike fear in the heart of any office supply provider.

“I used to sell ‘While You Were Out’ pads in the two-part books every day,” said Chris Miller, president of Yuletide Office Solutions. “I might sell a dozen ‘While You Were Out’ pads once every three months now.”

The new $13.5 million four-story residence hall at LeMoyne-Owen College that formally opened Friday, Oct. 18, is the latest symbol of growth on the campus of the city’s only historically black college since 2006.

Memphis political icon Harold Ford Sr. is changing careers again. In this case, it is a return to the Ford family business for the 11-term U.S. representative, who has been a Washington consultant and lobbyist since he opted not to seek re-election in 1996.

LeMoyne-Owen College is moving ahead with construction of its new residence hall at the northwest corner of Saxon Avenue and Neptune Street, filing a $9 million building permit application for the four-story dormitory.

Praxair Inc., an industrial gases company that operates an air separation complex in Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park, has filed a $2 million building permit application to lay a foundation at its facility, 3587 Paul. R. Lowry Road.

Judy Sulton White has joined BankTennessee as a mortgage loan specialist. White has worked in the mortgage industry for 30 years and will focus on new-home financing options, mortgage refinances and custom construction loans.

Southwest Tennessee Community College this week moved closer to beginning its planned Nursing and Biotechnology Building at 693 Union Ave., according to a $14.6 million building permit application filed Monday with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement.

Work is moving forward on Southwest Tennessee Community College’s long-planned Nursing, Natural Sciences, Biotechnology Building at its Union Avenue campus Downtown.

A $14.6 building permit application has been filed with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement for the three-story building, which also will include two mechanical penthouses. W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co. is the project’s general contractor.

The general contractor for Electrolux North America Cooking Products’ Memphis plant has filed two building permit applications totaling $11 million with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement.

Electrolux North America executives said Tuesday, Jan. 17, the company has awarded $6.3 million of the $15.3 million in contracts so far for construction of its new Memphis plant to local minority-owned firms.

Electrolux North America executives said Tuesday, Jan. 17, the company has awarded $6.3 million of the $15.3 million in contracts so far for construction of its new Memphis plant to local minority-owned firms. And $14.5 million of the $15 million total has been awarded to local companies including the minority-owned firms.

Memphis City Council members will talk Tuesday, Jan. 17, about getting more information from the mayor’s office about financial incentives used to bring companies to the city.

A resolution asking the administration to give the council a summary sheet of any executed contracts requiring a city investment of more than $250,000 is the topic of the first chairman’s meeting at 10 a.m.

Some Memphis City Council members want to at least slow the appropriation of local government funding to Electrolux North America Cooking Products if the company isn’t more responsive to hiring local for the construction of its Memphis manufacturing plant.

A typical day for Pyramid Electric Inc. President Anita Haines starts at 4 a.m. That’s her “quiet time,” she says, particularly because when she arrives at her office at 7 a.m., the rest of the day is anything but quiet. Reviewing contracts, handling personnel issues, overseeing finances, writing policies and procedures, discussing projects with her extensive estimating team – her daily to-do list touches all aspects of the company she started 21 years ago.

Though the last four years of the recession-afflicted economy have been a dark cloud of pessimism in the real estate world, Whitaker Realty LLC owner Mark Whitaker has weathered the storm and found success by carefully choosing his clients and providing careful oversight on expenditures.

Obsidian Public Relations is relocating less than a mile from its current office, in efforts to establish a presence in the South Main Historic Arts District by having its own creative space that will allow plenty of room for growth.

With the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration moving in Congress, the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority board of commissioners approved a logjam of more than $28 million in construction projects and contracts. Nine contracts approved at the Thursday, Sept. 15, meeting include everything from a new dump truck with a snow plow to elevator and escalator replacement to improved security technology.

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, American women have passed men in gaining advanced college degrees as well as bachelor's degrees, part of a trend that is helping redefine who goes off to work and who stays home with the kids.

A diverse mix of Memphis businesses is defying the odds and finding success spanning multiple family generations. Grant & Co., Champion Awards, Jim’s Place East, Barden Stone and Broadway Pizza are among the Memphis institutions thriving under second- and third-generation ownership and management.

Dr. Randal Rushing, professor of voice and soloist of the concert and opera stage, has been appointed director for the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis. Rushing has been a faculty member at the school for 20 years.

From solar power to wind power, from hybrid automotive technology to geothermal engineering, Memphis companies large and small are tapping into renewable energy.

The biggest news story surrounding local businesses going green involves shipping giant FedEx Corp., whose president and CEO Fred Smith earlier this year unveiled the company’s plans to become more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly through its EarthSmart initiative.

In May 2007, a tornado ripped through the tiny Midwestern farming town of Greensburg, Kan., killing 11 people and leveling most of the city’s buildings.

The town’s subsequent rebuilding was well-documented on newscasts and also on the Planet Green TV series “Greensburg,” but what wasn’t publicized was how a Memphis-based company contributed to the rebirth.

The Vinings at Germantown, a 63-lot development off Winchester Road, appears poised to close the book on a checkered past that includes several ownership groups and a litany of financial woes.

The 32-acre subdivision seemed doomed from its earliest stages when developer Levitt and Sons filed for bankruptcy in 2007. Then its second owner, The Hyneman Cos. LLC – led by developer William “Rusty” Hyneman – sold the property soon after buying it in December 2007 for a little less than $10 million.

The dynamics of a bleak economy render a simple equation when applied to the architecture and design industry.

If financing is tight, then fewer construction projects are started. If fewer construction projects are started, then the need for architectural firms to create blueprints and design buildings also diminishes. And if there’s a decreased need for architectural firms, then some companies are forced to cut staff and many more to implement hiring freezes.

Dr. Linda Finch has been appointed associate dean and director of undergraduate programs for the Loewenberg School of Nursing at the University of Memphis. Finch was previously an associate professor on the nursing faculty. She has been named an American Nurses Foundation Scholar by the American Nurses Association and is an active member of Sigma Theta Tau International, the honor society for nursing. She also has served on the editorial board of “The Tennessee Nurse.”

Richard C. Raines, a partner at Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP and a member of the firm’s real estate and construction service team, has been named by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading attorney in real estate practice.

CBH Hospitality LLC, the entity building a “green” La Quinta Inns and Suites hotel at 2839 New Brunswick Road, has filed a $3.5 million building permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified hotel will contain three stories, 67 rooms and 45,000 square feet.

“Green” hotels might be all the rage on the West Coast, but they haven’t exactly caught on in the Mid-South.

That soon will change thanks to Memphis-based CBH Hospitality LLC, which is building the city’s first LEED-certified hotel, a La Quinta Inns and Suites that will rise on 1.7 acres at 2839 New Brunswick Road near the Wolfchase Galleria.

Tom Martin’s Inc. has sat on the corner of South Third Street and G.E. Patterson since 1960, where Tom Martin Sr. opened it.

Tom Martin’s is an auto body repair shop that fixes anything from major wrecks to small dents, scratches, convertible tops and interiors, as well as minor mechanical work. Its Downtown location, combined with its rich history, means current owner Tom Martin Jr. is lucky enough to have an established client base, thanks to help from the family and what he said are quality employees who get the job done right.

Old Germantown soon will have a new office product when The Salvaggio Group LLC completes its $3.5 million, three-building development at 7656 and 7658 Poplar Pike, in the heart of town.

The company - whose partners are former Germantown Mayor Charles Salvaggio and his sons, Tony and Jerome - has sold the three lots that comprise the 1.4-acre property and will begin construction within the next few weeks with completion set for Oct. 1.

Judging from all the shops, restaurants and retail centers that surround Wolfchase Galleria mall, it would appear that consumers clearly love spending money in that commercial corridor. But so does another group of people: hotel developers.

Collierville used to be a sleepy country town, but it soon will turn into a good place for travelers to get some sleep.

Southern Hospitality LLC plans to begin construction on a 131-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel in early 2007 that will become the third anchor of The Avenue Carriage Crossing outdoor mall in Collierville, the Memphis suburb with an estimated 44,000 residents.

Sometime in mid-July, the Sons of Confederate Veterans will show up in Collierville to perform a traditional military ceremony, with friends and family members on hand to observe.

The main order of business will be to relocate the remains of Civil War veteran James M. Northcross from a family plot to a new site in Collierville's Magnolia Cemetery. All of the work will be carefully orchestrated by the Memphis-based urban archaeology firm Weaver and Associates, the same firm that excavated the FedExForum site in 2002.

A local development company is embarking on its largest foray into the rental property market in Memphis' inner city.

Buehler Enterprises Inc. plans to build 144 houses across the city by the end of the year. The company is using $11.2 million, which includes $5.2 million in federal tax credits, to build the houses for low- to moderate-income families. Located predominantly in North Memphis and South Memphis, most of the lots were purchased from individuals. The rest were purchased from the city and the county.

H. McCall Wilson Jr., president and CEO of The Bank of Fayette County, recently attended a meeting of the American Bankers Association's Community Bankers Council in Washington, D.C. Wilson represents Tennessee's community banks on the council.

Officials at an East Arkansas nonprofit serving Crittenden County for more than 30 years have decided building owne...

96. Archived Article: Circle G (lead) - Thursday, April 04, 2002 De Soto County okays Elvis-themed resort De Soto County OKs Elvis-themed resort By MARY DANDO The Daily News De Soto Countys Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Wednesday an application to rezone the 808-acre property formerly known as the Elv...

97. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, March 07, 2002 Gold rush in De Soto County Elvis-themed resort gets DeSoto County all shook up By MARY DANDO The Daily News A legal battle is brewing over use of the name of one of Mississippis favorite sons. On one hand, it seemed as if De Soto County had found a...

98. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, January 22, 2002 A Message from the Memphis Area Home Builders Association MAHBA plans to build on past success By PHIL CHAMBERLAIN Special to The Daily News As the 2002 Memphis Area Home Builders Associations president, I would like to share our history and our pla...

99. Archived Article: Real Review - Tuesday, September 19, 2000 The Shelby County Board of Education has filed a building permit for a 2 story addition and renovation to an existing building County school construction underway in Millington, Lakeland The Shelby County Board of Education has filed a building perm...

100. Archived Article: Graphic (hvac) - Tuesday, August 01, 2000 Springtime work Hot work More than 1,500 mechanical permits were filed during June for installation work ranging from fireplaces to water heaters to full heating, ventilation and air conditioner systems. Heres a look at the contractors who pulled th...